Where does “liejusimpukka” come from?
liejusimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
liejusimpukka (Finnish): Baltic macoma, "Macoma balthica"
Definitions
- Baltic macoma, "Macoma balthica"
Ancestry of “liejusimpukka”, step by step
liejusimpukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish simpukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | simpukka | bivalve any species of mollusks belonging to the class; the class Bivalvia |
| 2 | Russian | же́мчуг | pearl |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | жьмьчюгъ | — |
| 4 | Khazar | *ǯinǯü | — |
| 5 | Common Turkic | *yinǯü | — |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |
via Finnish lieju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lieju | mud, mire; gyttja |